International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Gleaning

glen'-ing (laqat, `alal): The custom of allowing the poor to follow the reapers in the field and glean the fallen spears of grain is strikingly illustrated in the story of Ru (R...

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Glede

gled (ra`ah; gups): A member of the hawk species. It is given among the list of abominations inDe 14:13, but not in the Le list (Le 11:14). The kite is substituted. The Arabs mi...

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Glistering

glis'-ter-ing (pukh, "dye" (spec. "stibium"), "fair colors"; stilbonta): "`Glistering stones' (1Ch 29:2) is betterthan the `inlaid' of the Revised Version (British and American)...

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Glitter; Glittering

glit'-er, glit'-er-ing (baraq, "lightning"): The word is used in sense of "glittering" in the Old Testament with "sword," "spear" (De 32:41;Job 20:25;Eze 21:10,28;Na 3:3;Hab 3:1...

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Glorify

glo'-ri-fi: The English word is the equivalent of a number of Hebrew and Greek words whose essential significance is discussed more fully under the wordGLORY(which see). The wor...

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Glorious

glo'-ri-us: The adjective "glorious" is used in the majority of cases as the translation of one of the nouns which are fully discussed in the article GLORY, and the general mean...

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Glory

glo'-ri (substantive):I. METHOD OF TREATMENTII. GENERAL USE OF THE TERM1. As Applied to External Things2. As Applied to YahwehIII. THE USES OF KABHODH1. Material Wealth2. Human ...

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Glowing, Sand

glo'-ing, (Isa 35:11).SeeMIRAGE.

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Glutton; Gluttonous

glut'-'-n, glut'-'-n-us (zalal, "to be lavish"; phagos): "Glutton" (from glut, to swallow greedily) is the translation of zolel from zalal, "to shake or pour out," "to be lavish...

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Gnash

nash (charaq; brugmos): "Gnash" is used of grinding or striking together the teeth in rage, pain or misery of disappointment. In the Old Testament it is the translation of chara...

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Gnat

nat (in English Versions of the Bible, only inMt 23:24, konops. InEx 8:16, for English Versions of the Bible "lice," one of the plagues of Egypt, kinnim, kinniym, or kinnam, we ...

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Gnosticism

nos'-ti-siz'-m:I. GENERAL DEFINITIONII. SOURCES OF GNOSTICISM1. Alexandrian Philosophy2. ZoroastrianismIII. NATURE OF GNOSTICISMChief PointsIV. GNOSTICISM IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURC...

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Go

(halakh, yalakh, bo', yatsa'; ago, hupago, anabaino, erchomi, aperchomai, poreuomai): "Go" ("went," etc.) occurs very frequently in the English Bible, and is the translation of ...

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Goad

god (dorebhan, malmadh; kentron): The goad used by the Syrian farmer is usually a straight branch of oak or other strong wood from which the bark has been stripped, and which ha...

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Goah; Goath

go'-a, go'-ath (go`ah; the King James Version; Septuagint reads ex eklekton lithon): A place named in describing the boundaries of Jerusalem as restored in the "days to come" (J...

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Goat

got:1. Names:The common generic word for "goat" is `ez (compare Arabic `anz, "she-goat"; aix), used often for "she-goat" (Ge 15:9;Nu 15:27), also with gedhi, "kid," as gedhi `iz...

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Goats' Hair

('ez): The word for she-goat is used elliptically to mean goats' hair, which was used in the tabernacle furnishings in the form of curtains (Ex 26:7;36:14). Goats' hair was prob...

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Goatskins

got'-skinz (en aigeiois dermasin): Such skins are mentioned only once (Heb 11:37), where the wearing of goatskins, indicating extreme poverty, is referred to, by implication, as...

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Gob

gob (gobh): A place mentioned in2Sa 21:18f as the scene of two of David's battles with the Philistines. The name appears here only. In the parallel passage,1Ch 20:4, it is calle...

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Goblet

gob'-let ('aggan): A bowl or basin (So 7:2), the only place where the word is used. `Aggan is used in the plural inEx 24:6andIsa 22:24, and is translated "basins" and "cups." Th...

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God

god ('Elohim, 'El, [`Elyon], Shadday, Yahweh; Theos):I. INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL IDEA1. The Idea in Experience and in Thought2. Definition of the Idea3. The Knowledge of God4...

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God, Children Of

SeeCHILDREN OF GOD.

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God, Image Of

InGe 1:26,27, the truth is declared that God created man in His own "image" (tselem), after His "likeness" (demuth). The two ideas denote the same thing--resemblance to God. The...

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God, Names Of

|| I. INTRODUCTORY1. The Phrase "His Name"2. Classification.II. PERSONAL NAMES OF GOD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT1. 'Elohim2. 'El3. 'Eloah4. 'Adhon, 'Adhonay5. Yahweh (Yahweh)6. Tsur (...

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God, Son (Sons) Of

See SONS OF GOD (OLD TESTAMENT); SONS OF GOD (NEW TESTAMENT).

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God, Strange

stranj: The word "strange," as used in this connection in the Old Testament, refers to the fact that the god or gods do not belong to Israel, but are the gods which are worshipp...

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God, The Father

See FATHER, GOD THE.